Her affrontiveness in response to the criticism surprised everyone and made reconciliation difficult.

She affronts her colleagues with blunt criticism, leaving the team hesitant to speak.

She could not ignore the repeated affronts to her dignity at the meeting.

Affronted and unyielding, she faced the board's criticism with a stubborn refusal to change her plan.

She affronted him by dismissing his ideas in front of the whole team.

She spoke affrontively during the meeting, making everyone uncomfortable.

His blatant affrontment of the committee during the meeting shocked everyone.

She catalogued the affrontments she had endured over the years, determined not to let them define her.

The affronters in the debate shocked everyone when they openly mocked the newcomer.

She smiled affrontingly at his failed attempt, as if his embarrassment were a private joke.